Tent finials

Glaukos the Athenian · Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:56 pm

Greetings,

I am trying to find a finial for my tent, and I cannot find any wood spheres or plastice ones larger than 5 inches.

Anyone has any ideas? I don't want to spend a fortune on this and also it should be reasonably easy to find.

Am I missing somehting? is there a source for a let's say 8 inch wood or plastic ball tha one can drill and not so light that it will fly off the top?

Thanks!

Rowan

Maeryk · Post by **Maeryk** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:06 pm

I found aluminum...

http://www.americanflagstore.com/hardware/goldball.htm

I'd search under flagpole parts, personally.

knitebee · Post by **knitebee** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:19 pm

umm paper mache cover a ballon or kids soccer ball then fill with plaster. Just and idea.

Brian

T. Finkas · Post by **T. Finkas** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:29 pm

http://oldworlddistributors.com/finialaccessories.html

http://www.appealinghome.com/good-direc ... --713.html

Gregoire de Lyon · Post by **Gregoire de Lyon** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:04 pm

All of my finials (A flame, two towers, and an orb) are made from turned wood. The orb came with my Revival round pavillion. The other three were made for me by a friend with a lathe and access to a stack of pallets...